1742 || future rehearsals

The goal is conscious choices > conditioned responses. Our society bases it’s values on exploitation, violation, and extraction - and we’ve been letting that society convince us of what parts of ourselves are palatable, acceptable, and welcome. But we can’t depend on a broken soc ...  Show more

Make a commitment to drop your usual escape methods as soon as you notice yourself doing them, and redirect. Maybe that looks like doing the opposite action, or it could be something subtle you do mentally, or say out loud to yourself, or write down, or tell someone else about. T ...  Show more

This episode is a full lesson from one of the premium courses inside The Stoic Vault — my membership community for people who practise Stoicism, not just read about it.---In this session, we explore the debilitating nature of anger through the lens of Seneca's writings. Contrary ...  Show more

Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 3601: Kristine Klussman explores how anger often masks deeper emotional pain and disconnection from the self, and how pract ...  Show more

Emotions are messy and confusing - they can so easily take us for a ride. Loneliness can carry us into bad relationships. Our fears can keep us isolated. Our shame can ruthlessly feed self-doubt & self-torture. Our resentments & anger can keep us stuck. We are unable to commun ...

Some emotions are really uncomfortable—but that doesn’t make them bad.Too often, we label our feelings as “good” or “bad,” when in reality, they’re simply part of our authentic human experience. Learning to embrace all emotions without judgment is key to personal growth and emoti ...  Show more